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MRS. BAUER'S READING Workshop 2005-06
 

During  Reading  LITERATURE CIRCLE  ASSIGNMENTS

Chapters 1, 2, 3   
Literary Element: Foreshadowing


Chapters 4, 5, 6
Literary Element Characterization


Chapters 4, 5, 6
Literary Element Characterization
Comparing & Contrasting

Chapters 4, 5, 6
Literary Element Characterization
A  writer can create a character 


Chapters 7, 8, 9
Literary Element Setting


Chapters 7-11
Spelling and Vocabulary Quiz

Chapters 10,11,12
Literary Element: Conflict

Chapters 13, 14, 15
Making Connections 

Chapter 13
Literary Element: Point of View

Chapters 16, 17, 18, 19
Evaluating the Text

 

 The Cay
by  Theodore Taylor is a  modern classic,  in which a young boy is blinded and shipwrecked on a small island with an aging black man,  whose care and compassion help them transcend their differences.

If you take time to develop or access knowledge of certain information before reading, you will :

  • read it faster
  • be more engaged
  • understand it better
  • and remember it longer

  Before Reading    Read these categories with a purpose:

  • the Vocabulary Word Bank
  • the Cultural and Historical Context
    World War II-   1942
  • the Subject or Themes
  • Differentiated Curriculum
    ENRICHMENT:     How Big is an Oil Tanker? Integrating Math and Reading
  • Chapters 1&2 ENRICHMENT:  U-BOATS


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